Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-11
GHOsTLY VISITORS.
interesting Experiences at Very
Private Seance.
From the 50. louis Republican.

The aCLlVe INTEREST IdkSA III
Allsm in St. Louis does not show on the
surface, for while there are fully 5000
people here studying and following its
tests. the public seldom learns what il
really going on in the circles. and gets its
information from the open seances
through the exposure OF frauds. But
there is not an evening when, somewhere
IN the city, a iTcle or seance is not being
held. Besides the First Spiritualists' So
ciety. which holds regular public meet
inQs every Sunday at a hall near Eighth
and Morgan, there are five private clubs
which have weekly circles. In one of
these are Judge Ports, Maj. Mellon and
wife and ex-Msyor Brown.
THERE Is NOT AN EMINENT MEDIUM
in the city, nor is there one capable of
naturalization. Several, like Corderly,
can do a few tricks in a dark room, but
none will attempt a cabinet seance. The
last one to visit st, Louis was Sawyer,
who is now in Ohio. He gave a seance
last winter at private house on Thr-
leenth and Morgan. to thirty visitors, and
while producing a number of materializa-
tions baff1ed the attempts made to expose
him. The experience OF one of those
present will be related further.
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
asked ex- Mayor Brown for directions to
a seance where satisfactory results were
likely to be obtained. The address of a
lady, living on Indiana avenue, known in
public as Mrs. Shaw, although her name
is Mrs. D., was given, and thither the
reporter went on Friday night. 1t was
learned that this was her "circle' night
when she gave ''sitting" to invited
guests. The reporter entered a room
where a lamp was burning dimly.
Around small card table were seated
several men and women In perfect
silence. The seance was interrupted
for a few moments by the reporters
entrance, but it was not fatal
AS the spirits had not begun to manifest
their presence. 1t was observed that the
light fell upon the faces of the visitors,
while the back Of the medium was turned
20 the lamp. This gave her view of the
slightest change manifest upon their
countenancee and she watched the men
closely. She is small, very thin woman
of middle age, with dark hair slightly
tinged with gr ", and very sharp,
piercing eyes, ev d; OF the alert to catch
the expression &; faces about her.
Everyone p,NLec; placed both hands on
the table, ami i silence was only inter-
rupted by the voice OF the medium, who
smoke frequently in an ordinary tone.
She was
WAITING FOR THE SPIRITS TO MOVE.
"Come, Snooks," she exclaimed to an
Imaginary figure, evidently at the left of
her. Tell me something. SnoOks," she
added in explanation, sis my controlling
spirit. | have twO-one a little Indian
girl, who stands on my right, and spirit
that calls itself Shocks and says it was
an Englishman in life. He gives me most
of my information, Where are you,
SnOOks?"
Just then the table began to creak and
move OFT to the right toward young man
Who was the Adonis of the party.
That is the mediumisJic power in you,
SIR" she said. 81 see standing at your
right side, with his hand on your should
er, aman. Do you recognize the name of
Georger,
"No,' replied the young man.
THAT is strange. 1t beckons to you
and says it knows you. L see railroad
Did you ever have friend crippled in
railroad accidenJ?
Eyes, l did, and his name was GEORGE"
the young man FASTENED to say.
"Haye you any QUESTIONS to asKW
"No-o.o.H
The young man was confused and the
spirit must have escaped, for the medium
found present spirit named Louise, aud
asked if anybody in the circle knew her.
But nobody claimed recognition and
other spirits began to come and go like
panorama, someone claiming them occa-
sionally, or the medium making them
REST THEIR SPIRIT HANDS
on particular right shoulders. The ma
jOrlty did not seem to be recognized and
the medium gave Shocks a few words of
reprOach, asking him why he mentioned
80 many names that no one recognized.
Then Louise would call again and be
showed aside, as no one would ackrOwl-
edge her. 1t became quite a mystery to
solve her identity ard the reporter went
far into the dull past of his memory to
prospect for some lost Louise, in the hope
i OF appeasing that wandering spirit that
q would not down. But there was no such
Il being in the closet of his memory.
Fl ais your mother not in the spirit land?"
asked the medium OF the reporter, and
& such being acknowledged, the medium
81 continued:
4 'She is standing beside you with your
spirit sister,"
This startling assertion made the eyes
OF the writer turn quickly in the direction
indicated, but there were no spirit forms
tRere. The medium then said that the
spirits predicted change of climate (to
Ialiiornia) J, and described a lady to whom
ne was to be married in two years. Some
hing about tour children was added, but
earring that more bad luck was to follow,
we medium was requested 10 dismiss the
apirits.
After finding one mans deceased baby's
pirit and lady's second husband sec
pnd, because she asked which one) the
medium returned to the young man to-
yard whom the table had first moved,
ND who seemed TO have attracted its en-
ire attention, as it almost rested upon
him.
HE BEGAN TO RECOGNIZE SPIRITS
rs last as they came and had his fortune
told in detail. The medium asked HIM 10
put several mental questions, saying that
tney would be answered by raps on the
liable. To the tilst there came three raps,
meaning "YesS' to the second, one rap,
meaning MOI" to third, two raps,
meaning 'DOn't know" He declared
mat the answers had been wonderful,
ana ad he had asked three catch questions.
me reporter did not have such luck, as
the spirits raped DON'T KNOW" and the
medium added that he was not medi-
umistic.
lie had only seen the clairvoyant and
elaTau0lent part Of the seance. What
lolloWed was more interesting. The
heulum Went. Into a trance. That is,
sue seemed about to faint; her nervous
system collapsed, and she SAT rigid and
pale, staring before her. She looked
quite Rpiritnal